Pelestarian Naskah Kuno Di Museum Siginjei Provinsi Jambi

Abstract

This study aims to determine the preservation of ancient manuscripts at the Siginjei Museum in Jambi Province, with a focus on the planning stage, preventive implementation, curative, restoration, evaluation, preservation results, as well as obstacles and efforts made. The approach used is descriptive qualitative with data collection techniques through observation, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis is carried out through data reduction, data presentation, drawing conclusions, and triangulation to ensure the validity of the data. The results of the study indicate that the preservation of manuscripts is carried out through the first stage of planning consisting of coordination, sorting manuscripts, preparation of Human Resources, scheduling, second, implementation of preventive cleaning, storage in protective boxes, digitization and curative as well as restorative namely by using Japanese tissue, third binding, evaluation by comparing before and after preservation and fourth preservation results by recording activities. The main obstacles include limited budget and Human Resources. The efforts include bringing in retired experts and establishing cooperation with other institutions. This research is expected to be an academic reference in the preservation of ancient manuscripts.